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Table 3 Comparison of average blood pressure, hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control across China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) 2011, CHNS 2001 and the International Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Disease in ASIA (InterASIA 2000–2001) among Chinese adults

From: Factors associated with awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among 3579 hypertensive adults in China: data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

 

CHNS 2011

CHNS 2001 [16]

InterASiA (2000–2001) [17]

Blood pressurea

SBP/DBP

SBP/DBP

SBP/DBP

 All subjects

143/89

N/A

149/90

 Those took treatment

143/87

N/A

148/89

 Those did not take treatment

143/90

N/A

149/91

Hypertension profile (%)

 Prevalence

27.6

18.0

26.5

 Awareness

55.7

24.0

43.0

 Treatmenta

46.5

20.0

29.9

 Treatmentb

83.0

78

61.5

 Controla

20.3

4.5

7.7

 Controlc

43.8

24

29.1

  1. Control of hypertension was defined as SBP/DBP < 140/90 mmHg among subjects receiving pharmacological treatment;
  2. N/A indicated data not specified
  3. SBP Systolic blood pressure, DPB Diastolic blood pressure
  4. aamong subjects with hypertension;
  5. bamong subjects who were aware of their hypertension;
  6. camong subjects who took antihypertensive medications;
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